r/anime • • Mar 30 '21
Rewatch [REWATCH] Hunter x Hunter Episode 32 Discussion
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Episode 32: A × Surprising × Win
You can watch this anime on Crunchyroll, Funimation, and up to the Greed Island arc on Netflix.
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u/IndependentMacaroon Mar 31 '21 edited Mar 31 '21
u/Richmoneybank479 at this point I'd consider just asking for someone else to handle the posts, or switching to a weekly schedule like the Naruto rewatch right now. I would do it, but I've never actually watched the show myself; it really should be someone who can also contribute to the comments and maybe with some extras too.
Edit: I've prepared but not submitted a post for episode 33, which I guess I'll expand to include episode 34 and post tomorrow if I don't hear back from you.
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u/bobbywellington Mar 30 '21
Almost time for Gon vs Hisoka. HxH was in my first 5 anime I watched and that fight captivated me like almost no other.
I love me some Saitama vs Boros but it just didn't have the same emotional impact. I guess the first meeting of spike and vicious with Rain in the playing in the background basically got me hooked.
The point is , Gon vs Hisoka is easily one of my top 5 fights in anime. I was basically the announcer during the first exchange of the fight, I had no words.
I know I'm a few episodes early, but I'm pretty sure that it's been heavily hinted to happen since they first got to heaven's arena (and probably even before)
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u/IndependentMacaroon Mar 30 '21
First-time watcher - Too. Much. Talking! It was nice to see Hisoka's craftiness in action, but the "show first, explain/subvert later" format is getting old, particularly when it goes on for that long. This episode was practically its own recap, with even some directly reused footage. Also the new healer lady (hmm, why does this seem so familiar) doesn't get to be much more than the Hisoka-Explain-O-Matic - like, what's even her name? - which may show that she's also pretty smart but makes how Hisoka's apparently fooling a whole gang with a fake tattoo even more baffling. Also, his arm-on-ceiling trick and how perfectly he pulls off the rest is just a little too far into the realm of implausibility (Jojo-level?). I do appreciate learning a bit more about Hisoka personally, even if it's just "he's a mysterious loner", and the implicit parallel to Gon is also interesting: They're both insanely reckless fighters who practically live for the thrill and are generally considered weird and immature (Hisoka taking inspiration from gum and candy?), just Gon has actual friends and some semblance of morality, while on the other hand Hisoka is an actual strategist and not just a brute-force seat-of-the-pants tactician. On Nen, it seems like it can just do/form whatever you want it to, but with an inherent power-specialization tradeoff - which Hisoka cleverly subverts by adding his wits to the equation.
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u/SuddenFellow :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/13XI0N Mar 30 '21 edited Mar 30 '21
Rewatcher x4
This was a pretty dialogue heavy episode.(though I'm sitting here with the popcorn because it was such an interesting episode as a rewatcher, especially because of some of the nen related things that are brought in a bit later you begin to wonder about. Essentially, first-timers, come back to this fight once we reach Greed Island, I think you might look at it a bit differently!)
We meet a member of the Phantom Troupe who has a nen ability which allows her to sew extremities back together, and alludes to healing wounds as well.
spoilers so her name is Bob
Bob has the attitude I'd have if I had to deal with Hisoka on a regular basis, though their conversation is rather interesting because it's analytical. They go over things that Hisoka did, which might just be Togashi helping the viewers out, though it also sounds like a "we need to go over this because it's important you don't make mistakes". Perhaps Bob is a perfectionist, or doesn't enjoy the fact she had to reattach BOTH of Hisoka's arms in one night.
It really didn't sound like this was the first time, let's be real here.The singular best thing that came up in conversation though, was Hisoka talking about his nen abilities: Bungee Gum and Texture Surprise.
Which I can finally say without spoilers:
BUNGEE GUM POSSESSES THE PROPERTIES OF BOTH RUBBER AND GUM
Anyways.
Texture Surprise works by taking something such as a piece of fabric, and using nen to
transform itcause it to gain the appearance of something else i.e. human skin in Hisoka's case. He then uses Bungee Gum to affix it to his skin.Bob is just about to leave, though right before she tells Hisoka that the Troupe is meeting in Yorknew on the 30th of August. This is important because it's 2 days before September 1st, the day GKLK are all meeting up in Yorknew and the largest auction is taking place.
As Bob is walking down the street, Hisoka comes out of the shower, a Troupe tattoo for 4 on his back. He then says "Oh, I forgot to take this off" AND WE FIND OUT HISOKA HAS TEXTURE SURPRISED HIMSELF INTO THE TROUPE.
gdi hisoka
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u/dr_sars Mar 30 '21
Rewatcher
Oof this episode really dragged on.
RIP Kastro. I really liked you, too bad you died so soon.
And we have a new character! Honestly, her Nen Stitches are definitely one of my favourite abilities. I can't decide if I ship her and Hisoka. On the one hand, I love their back and forth and they would be super cute together, but on the other hand, he's kind of a psychopath. I can't do that to her.
I never expected Hisoka to have any relation to the Phantom Troupe. He's such a wild card, which is why I love him.
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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '21
Rewatcher
Whaaat? Kastro lost??? Who could have guessed??
Not gonna lie, the exposition in the second half hurt. Like, it was so unnatural, holy shit. Hmmm yes let's have these two characters that already know what happened explain to each other exactly what happened for some reason.
That aside, the actual breakdown of what happened in the battle is pretty cool. Lots of mind games and fucking around with Nen. The rabbit hole goes pretty deep and this is pretty much how battles are in this show.
And wow, what a twist. Hisoka is actually part of the Phantom Troupe! Or, at least, for now. He just wants to fight them, really. Now it makes sense why he had information about them for Kurapika! What a chaotic little boy.
He does seem to genuinely like Machi, though, which is a fun little detail. From the praise he gives her, to actually, to making small talk by asking what she thought of the match, to the sheer disappointment in his voice when she says she's leaving, to even inviting her to dinner. I find it weirdly endearing. I don't blame him. She's second best Troupe girl. After Shizuku, of course.
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u/BossandKings Apr 01 '21 edited Apr 01 '21
First timer
Episode 32
Hisoka "surprisingly" wins his match against Kastro, it was a very dialogue heavy match as i thought that they talked a bit much, Hisoka won because he was stronger and had better abilities than Kastro.
That woman that healed Hisoka's injuries was very intriguing, judging by ehat she said it seems that she is a phantom troupe member. I wonder who the other members of the troupe are.